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[edit] List of deaths/departures

Answer me this: does this really belong here? OneWeirdDude 00:57, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Frankly, I don't think it does. If people read plot summaries on the rest of the series, they'll know anyway. I think the list of songs could use some proper formatting and explanation as well. --Jitterro 02:11, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Points requiring clarification - please revise

• "Meanwhile, Violet finds Olaf's suitcase and picks the lock. She then presents Mr. Poe with the evidence. Mr. Poe asks Olaf to display his ankle, where the tattoo of an eye should be."

Stop, wait, we missed a bit. She then presents Mr. Poe with what evidence? Evidence of what? Mr. Poe asks Olaf to display his ankle? Why on earth would he make such a strange request?

• "Olaf still intends to take them to Peru as planned, where he can easily kidnap the children."

Hang on.... is Olaf/Stephano the children's legal guardian at this point? Are the children going to Peru with him willingly? If so, then I don't understand why he would need to "kidnap" them, or what that would entail.... and if not (as I suspect), then it would seem to me that he has, in fact, already kidnapped them.... though it is not at all clear how he is co-ercing them to go with him. Either way, the purpose of going to Peru needs clarifying.... to hide them, perhaps?

• "However, as they are leaving the estate, Olaf's car crashes into that of Mr. Poe. They return to the house, and discuss what to do with the children."

Note that Mr. Poe himself is not mentioned directly here, only his car.... "They return to the house" must then therefore refer to Olaf and the aforementioned children, who have indeed just come from the house.... but "Olaf and the children discuss what to do with the children" makes little sense. I would infer, then, that they all "return" to the house, and Poe and Olaf discuss what to do with the children. I will edit the article to reflect this. Please confirm this, if it is correct, and edit it if it's wrong.

• "This book starts the long spree of murders committed by Count Olaf that will last until Book 5 (no one dies in Book 6, but the Quagmires are kidnapped), then resume in Book 7 until Book 10 (again, no one dies, but the white faced women leave)."

I don't think that "spree" can be the right word for activities which take place over several books (I will change this), and the reference to (and relevance of) "white faced women" leaving is entirely obscure.

TheMadBaron 07:20, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "A Series of Unfortunate Events #2: Or, Murder!"

Shouldn't information about "A Series of Unfortunate Events #2: Or, Murder!" and "A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: Or, Orphans!" be added here? What are these books any way? A Quaqmire series?